Altar Frontal
- Medium
- silk tapestry (kesi)
- Dimensions
- H. 33 ¼ in x W. 38 ¼ in. (83.82 x 96.52 cm)
- Genre
- Textiles
Tags
China
About
The upper section of this altar frontal depicts a sun disk flanked by Manchurian cranes in a field of clouds. The main section boasts a large dragon in a celestial landscape of clouds, mountains, and waves. Throughout the composition is a scattered scheme of the Eight Treasures of Buddhism, like the conch, the endless knot, the wheel of law, and the two golden fish.
